John hawks



t UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN HAWKS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY HAVVKS, OF SAMEPLACE.

TAG-HOOK.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 42,729, dated May 10,1864.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Hawks, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use a certain newand Improved Means for Attaching Tags and Labels 5 and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part of thisspecification, wherein- Figure 1 is an elevation of my attachment upon atag ready for connecting the same to a bale, bundle, roll, or otherarticle. Fig. 2 represents the attachment in the form it assumes afterbeing secured to the given article, and Fig. 3 is a slight variation inthe said attachment.

Similar marksof reference denote the same parts.

Tags and labels have heretofore been affixed by a wire having a hookthat can be entered into the bundle. These are liable to become detachedand cause considerable trouble.

The nature of my said invention consists in a metallic twisted or spiralhook attachment, so shaped that after the attachment has been hookedthrough or into the article the shank ot` the attachment can be rotatedaround the hook or the hook around the shank, the parts springingsutciently for that purpose until the shank and hook are contined toeach other, but capable of easy disconnection without injury, so thatthe attachment can be used as often as desired for attaching tags orother articles, or allowing them to be detached.

In the drawings the wire attachments are l shown larger than the usualsize for greater clearness ot' representation.

a represents a tag or label united to the attachment b by the eye 1,that may simply be bent around, as in Fig. 2, or made as a loop aroundthe shank 2, as seen in Fig. l. The wire forming the shankis bent ortwisted in an open screw or spiral form, as represented in Figs. 1 and2; and 3 is the hook ot' the attachment. After the hook has been passedthrough the article to which the tag or label is to be aixed while open,as in Fig. 1, the point of the hook 4and shank 2 are to be rotatedaround each other, which causes the hook to assume the position shown inFig. 2 within the twists of' the wire and firmly retained there, so thatthe tag and attachment cannot be disconnected, except by a reverserotation of the hook and shank ot' the attaeh ment.

It will be evident that the hook might be twisted in the open screwform, as represented in Fig. 3, and the shank 2 be plain; but I preferthe form represented in Figs. l and 2.

That I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The metallic-hook attachment for tags and labels, consisting of thespiral or screw formed portion receiving the straight or nearly straightpart, as and for the purposes specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature this 16th day ofFebruary, 1864.

Witnesses: JNO. HAWKS.

LEMUEL W. SERRELL, CHAs. El. SMITH.

